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The costs billed by Nando's Australia's law firm for work on a "straightforward" judgment debtor examination of a franchisee -- totalling almost a fifth of the debt -- have been slashed, with a court finding the costs manifestly excessive.
The lead applicant in a franchisee class action against the Hog's Breath Cafe restaurant chain is considering an application to declass the case it brought after losing a challenge to a $1.23 million security for costs order.
Leading barristers have come out in support of the proposal to amend the Constitution to enshrine a Voice to Parliament to represent First Australians.
A barrister's $320,000 bill for a case initially estimated to cost $60,000 in counsel fees was at the centre of an appeals court hearing Monday, and the dispute mirrors another battle between the practitioner and his instructing solicitor involving a cost blowout of a quarter of a million dollars.
Prime minister Anthony Albanese breached workplace law by cutting the number of staff allocated to cross-benchers from four to one, according to new court documents in a lawsuit by Independent Monique Ryan's chief of staff.
Retailers represented in a class action against Tyro over an EFTPOS outage will get 40 per cent of a settlement with the fintech after a funding commission and fees are deducted.
The High Court has rejected investment group Mayfair 101's bid to challenge a $30 million penalty following a judge's finding that it misled investors about the risk profile of its financial products.
The competition and consumer regulator is examining how banks set interest rates on savings accounts and why they are not in line with the Reserve Bank's cash rate increases, as part of an inquiry launched in February.
The competition regulator has opposed Qantas' acquisition of Brisbane-based regional airline Alliance Aviation Services, saying the deal was likely to substantially reduce competition in air transport for mining companies in Western Australia and Queensland.
The ACCC has given its blessing to Sika's planned acquisition of Germany-based MBCC Group, subject to the divestiture of MBCC's Australian and New Zealand business.